Harrow Public Spaces Protection Order 2027-2030
Harrow Public Spaces Protection Orders 2027-2030
The London Borough of Harrow is preparing replacement Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), as the current orders are due to expire in January 2027.
We are proposing to continue with most of the existing restrictions for a further three years, with some changes proposed.
The consultation on the proposed replacement orders will run for six weeks, from Monday 5 October until 11.59pm on Sunday 15 November 2026.
PSPOs are used to help tackle anti-social behaviour in public spaces where it is having a negative impact on residents, businesses and visitors.
They cover behaviours such as street drinking, spitting, urinating or defecating in public, dog control, litter and waste, vehicle-related nuisance, unauthorised street trading, fires and barbecues, and other activities that may cause harassment, alarm, distress or environmental harm.
We are proposing to renew the existing PSPOs covering:
- the whole borough
- town and district centres
- housing estates
- parks and open spaces
- specified public places (The Viewpoint and Bentley Priory)
Most existing restrictions would stay the same. The proposed changes include:
These include:
updating the boroughwide alcohol restriction to make clear that drinking alcohol must not cause, or be likely to cause, nuisance or annoyance
introducing a boroughwide restriction on leaving or depositing rubbish or waste, including household and builders' waste, outside a bin or other receptacle provided for that purpose. This is often known as “side waste”. The restriction would be removed from the Housing Estates PSPO because it would be covered by the boroughwide order
clarifying some existing restrictions, including those relating to vehicle idling and access to the highway
removing some existing restrictions from the parks order, including those relating to magnet fishing, camping overnight for the purposes of fishing, metal detecting, CCTV, open-water swimming and foraging.
No changes are proposed to the restrictions covering town and district centres or specified public places.
View the documents to find the full details of what is proposed, including the five draft orders and maps.
Have your say
Before any decision is made, we want to know what you think about the proposed PSPOs, including whether the restrictions are needed and your experience of the behaviours they cover.
You can have your say by completing our survey or speaking to us at one of our public engagement events. You can comment on all five proposed orders or just those that are relevant to you.
Public engagement events
We will also be out and about in Harrow during the consultation, giving you the opportunity to speak to the team, find out more about the proposals
Greenhill Library, Tuesday 6th October 2026 10am - 11am.
Kenton Library, Tuesday 13th October 2026, 10am - 11am.
Pinner Library Tuesday 20th October 2026, 10am - 11am.
Roxeth Library Tuesday 27th October 2026, 10am - 11am.
Stanmore Library Tuesday 3 November 2026, 10am - 11am.
Wealdstone Library Tuesday 10th November 2026, 10am - 11am.
What happens next?
Your feedback from the survey and our public engagement will be considered alongside enforcement evidence, legal requirements and an Equality Impact Assessment. The proposals may be changed following the consultation before a final decision is made by Cabinet.
Complete the survey by 15 November 2026.
